NCompass Live: Discount Shopping with the NLC

Discount Shopping

with the Nebraska

Library Commission

NCompass Live – March 18, 2015Susan Knisely

Technology & Access Services Department

Nebraska Library Commission

Our Mission

The mission of the Nebraska Library Commission

is statewide promotion, development, and

coordination of library and information services.

As the state library agency, the Commission is an

advocate for the library and information service

needs of all Nebraskans.

History

Summer 1995 NLC Steering Committee discusses possibility of offering

a statewide FirstSearch database trial; identifies FirstSearch as a service that would further NLC’s mission.

FirstSearch Trial February 1 through April 30, 1996 (155 libraries

participated).

N³ Nebraska Library Commission Network Services News, July/August 1996 vol.2 no.4 http://nlc.nebraska.gov/Publications/archives/N3/n3ja96.asp

Discount Purchasing Program

Databases & eResources

Books & Supplies

Conferences

Helping you stretch your scarce

dollars through discounts, group

purchases, and cost sharing!

Discounts on Databases &

eResources

http://nlc.nebraska.gov/discounts/index.aspx

Databases & eResources

Standard percentage discounts• Anywhere from 5% to 25% off list price

Special tiered pricing geared to small Nebraska libraries SIRS pricing for K12 school libraries with < 300 students

Discounts contingent on # of participating libraries• 1-5 new subscribers = 5% discount

• 6-10 new subscribers = 10% discount

• 11-15 new subscribers = 15% discount

Discounts through other library networks• Oxford University Press, LexisNexis (LYRASIS)

• ACM Digital Library, Sage Premier (MINITEX)

• Mango Languages (MCLS) – 5% off list price

Price quote based on pooled pop. served; allocation up to NLC

Database Discount Details

Discounted pricing published on web site if allowed by

vendor

Centralized billing if more than one library subscribes• Vendor invoices NLC; NLC pays vendor

• NLC invoices libraries; libraries pay NLC

Subscription terms• July 1 through June 30 / January 1 through December 31

• Prorated mid-term subscriptions available in some cases

ENTIRE discount passed on to libraries

Database Subscriptions by the

Numbers

From January 1, 2014 through December 30, 2014

we processed:

538 individual subscriptions

for 161 unique databases

on behalf of 128 libraries

for a total of $2,453.725.11

Discounts on Books & Supplies

http://nlc.nebraska.gov/discounts/discount.aspx

Discounts on Books & Supplies

Vendors typically approach us with offers for “our

members”

Transactions occur directly between library and

vendor

Annual renewal vs. ongoing discounts

Discount or promotional codes

Discounts on Conferences

The following Information Today conferences offer

discounted rates to Nebraska libraries through NLC:

Computers in Libraries (e.g. $319 vs. $549)

Internet Librarian

WebSearch University

http://nlc.nebraska.gov/discounts/confdiscounts.aspx

Staying Informed

TRIAL Mailing List ***http://nlc.nebraska.gov/lists/

NCompass Bloghttp://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/nlcblog/

Discounts on Databases & eResourceshttp://nlc.nebraska.gov/discounts/index.aspx

Discounts on Books & Supplieshttp://nlc.nebraska.gov/discounts/discount.aspx

Discounts on Conferenceshttp://nlc.nebraska.gov/discounts/confdiscounts.aspx

Contacts

Devra Dragos Technology & Access Services Director402-471-4335 / devra.dragos@nebraska.gov

Susan Knisely***

Online Services Librarian402-471-3849 / susan.knisely@nebraska.gov

Jennifer Wrampe Staff Assistant II402-471-4008 / jennifer.wrampe@nebraska.gov

*** When in doubt, call Susan!